Palo Alto Plantation (Donaldsonville, Louisiana)
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| Nearest city | Donaldsonville, Louisiana |
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| Coordinates | 30°5′29″N 91°1′55″W / 30.09139°N 91.03194°WCoordinates: 30°5′29″N 91°1′55″W / 30.09139°N 91.03194°W |
| Area | 7 acres (2.8 ha) |
| Built | 1850 |
| Architectural style | Greek Revival, Carpenter Greek Revival |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 77000665[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 13, 1977 |
Palo Alto Plantation is located in Donaldsonville, Louisiana. It was built in 1850 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on April 13, 1977.
The first recorded (but not first) owners of the plantation were Pierre Oscar Ayraud and his wife, Rosalie Rodriguez, who acquired the house in 1852. The house is a one-and-a-half story building on brick piers with a twelve-foot wide porch set under the roof line.[2]
References
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13.
- ↑ Malone, Lee (2007). The Majesty of the River Road. Pelican Publishing Company. p. 70.
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